Physician Assistants salary in Dallas, TX

Median pay for physician assistants in Dallas, TX: $131,140/yr

Typical range (10th–90th percentile): $109,450 – $162,620 · about 3,160 employed locally

Above the typical metro median ($125,700) by +$5,440 (+4%).

What it's really worth in Dallas

With Dallas's cost of living at 102 (US=100), that $131,140 has the buying power of about $127,954 in an average-cost US metro.

Local context: median household income $83,398 · median home $366,823 · median rent $1,678/mo.

Full Dallas cost of living & taxes →

How Dallas ranks for this job

On raw pay, Dallas, TX is 42nd of the 180 metros we hold physician assistants wages for. Once Dallas's cost of living is applied, it ranks 97th.

The headline number flatters Dallas. Once housing and everyday costs are taken into account, physician assistants here keep less of what they earn than the raw salary implies.

What that salary buys in Dallas

A median home in Dallas, TX costs $366,823 — about 2.8× this salary, against a typical US metro figure of 4.7×. Buying is more attainable here than in the average metro on this income.

Median rent of $1,678/mo works out at 15% of gross pay — inside the conventional 30% affordability ceiling.

Where physician assistants earn more

Pay on its own is only half the picture, so each row shows what rent costs there relative to Dallas.

Metro	Median pay	vs Dallas	Rent vs Dallas
San Jose, CA	$208,000	+59%	2.2×
Vallejo, CA	$174,670	+33%	1.4×
Modesto, CA	$171,600	+31%	1.2×
San Francisco, CA	$171,470	+31%	1.9×

Same job elsewhere in TX

Metro	Median pay	vs Dallas	Rent vs Dallas
Brownsville, TX	$150,600	+15%	0.9×
Tyler, TX	$138,340	+5%	0.8×
Beaumont, TX	$131,770	+0%	0.8×
Houston, TX	$130,830	+0%	1×

Staying in TX keeps state income tax and licensing the same, which makes these the most directly comparable moves.

Who hires physician assistants around Dallas

Large local employers in sectors that typically employ this role.

• McKesson · Healthcare

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